SPEI: Enhanced Oil Recovery

Thursday 2-Sep-10 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CDT

Houston Training Center

10777 Westheimer Road Suite 1075
Houston Texas 77042 USA
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Event Description

Summary

This course teaches an integrated version of the basics of waterflooding and enhanced oil recovery (EOR). The connection of each process to a few fundamental principles is illustrated. The course then reviews the specifics of thermal and solvent methods, relating basic principles to the results of field cases.

Course Outline

Defining EOR
Reviewing Displacement Fundamentals
Understanding Phase Behavior
Defining Polymer Flooding
Exploring Micellar-Polymer Flooding
Using Other Chemical Methods
Analyzing Thermal Flooding
Acquiring Solvent Flooding Basics

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for engineers with at least a BS degree in petroleum or chemical engineering. All other engineers, mathematicians, and physicists with at least a BS degree and some experience in reservoir engineering and/or numerical simulation can benefit from this course.

Cancellation Policy

A fee equal to 25% of the course fee will be charged for cancellation less than 15 working days before the course begins. No refunds will be made for cancellations after the course begins.

For more details, please contact us at trainingcourses@spe.org

Attachments


Event Contact	Event Coordinator
Chiwila Mumba-Black	Chiwila Mumba-Black

SPEI: Enhanced Oil Recovery

Thursday 2-Sep-10 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CDT

Speaker Larry W. Lake

Biography

Larry W. Lake is a professor in the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where he has taught for 24 years. He was departmental chairman from 1989 to 1997. He is the author of Petroleum and Geosciences. Lake is a past SPE Distinguished Lecturer and member of the SPE Board of Directors. He is also the recipient of the SPE Reservoir Engineering Award and the Lucas Gold Medal. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and received the Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Engineering Research Award from The University of Texas in 1999. Lake earned BSE. and Ph.D. degrees from Arizona State University and Rice University, respectively.